Well here we are! The moment I’ve been waiting for. The moment I’ve told complete strangers about— waiters, grocery store cashiers, the Schwan’s guy, and cab drivers. The excitement over this trip has overwhelmed my life for the past few months, and now I’m actually here! Can you believe it?!
The week in D.C. and New York with my mom and Tommy seemed to go by all to quickly. Believe you me, I was insanely excited to start my English adventure, but I was also nervous about being so far away from my family and living on my own again. We waited in lines, and the whole time I was trying so hard to not bite my nails/burst into tears/scream.
After a 6 hour flight, a 3 hour coach ride, too many uncomfortable sleeping positions, and a quick trip in a taxi with our new driver-friend Patrick (he has lived in Cambridge all of his 76 years of life), we arrived at our flat. That’s our apartment for all you American-folk. My travel buddies and I got settled in our rooms and then went out to explore the town. This place is adorable— with its little shops, beautifully ancient buildings, and cobblestone streets.
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I took a short nap to battle the jet lag and then was off to mingle with the ivy leaguers. One of the students, who had a beard that make him look like he was 35 years old, felt the need to stand on a table and announced to the entire room, “THE BAR IS NOW OPEN” Thank you for that. Us BYU kids exchanged some oh-boy-here-we-go glances and got much more excited about the welcome buffet. The airplane food didn’t quite hit the spot.
After the buffet, a few of the graduate BYU students gave us little-uns a tour of the city. They showed us the necessities, like the grocery store and the place to buy dang good fudge. Fudge is a necessity. They gave us some history about the colleges where we will be studying. I feel honored to be a part of such a rich history.
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| King's College |
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| Pembroke College |
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| This library inspires me! |
A few of my first impressions
:: The English are so polite. We got lost trying to find a place to buy adapters (embrace the detours experience #1), and the woman who pointed us in the right direction said thank you to us.
:: It’s cold! Good thing all of the clothes I packed would be suitable for an Arizona summer.
:: All of the students in the program are serious prodigy children. I’m going to have to work really, really hard! But I’m confident!
Challenge accepted.
miss ya syd!!! hope you having an amazing time and I can't wait to see all the pictures and here all about it :) I am loving getting to read these posts and trying to follow your adventure!
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